Brickbat: Playground Hijinks

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2012 6:00 AM

Parents of some students at California's Albert Einstein Middle School are upset that Sacramento sheriff's detectives pulled their children out of class and interviewed them and took DNA samples in a murder investigation without informing those parents.

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Suthenboy 13 years ago

"These are interviews, not interrogations," Sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos told ABCNews.com. "They are all consensual."

My ass they are. I know kalifornia is a fucked up place, but c'mon. Kids can consent? A child is knowledgable enough about criminal procedure and the consequences of consenting to a police 'interview' without council or parent to consent ? In what alternate universe?

Is there any chance that if the killer turns out to be one of these kids that all evidence against them acquired in this manner will be tossed out and the killer ends up walking?
1. fried wylie 13 years ago
  
  "I think the answer is, kids can consent, and if they consented and it was knowing and intelligent, [law enforcement] can do the search,"
  
  Apparently kids CAN consent.
  
  California: The Open Season on Jail-Bait State.
  1. Hell's Librarian 13 years ago
    
    Yeah, I think that particular slippery slope just turned into an giant slalom. Of course, they will argue that it is already illegal to engage in underage sex, but hey, if 13-year-olds can consent, it's all good, right?
    1. Almanian...still 13 years ago
      
      "slippery slope", 13 year olds....you dirty old bastard...
invisible furry hand 13 years ago

Hey Cali lawyers, what happens with DNA samples there? Are they retained for the length of the investigation and then destroyed if of no relevance to the investigation? Kept forever?
Almanian...still 13 years ago

Kids under 18 can get abortions without informing or involving the parents so, yeah....why not accept their consent to search, access to personal data, including DNA, etc? Makes sense.

It's all part of The Plan?.

You know who else had a "plan"....
1. Mensan 13 years ago
  
  Hannibal Smith.
2. BakedPenguin 13 years ago
  
  The cylons?
  1. Dr. Frankenstein 13 years ago
    
    They had a plan? Did anyone know what that plan was?
    1. Wipe out humanity
    2. ????
    3. Profit
3. sloopyinca 13 years ago
  
  The layaway desk at KMart?
  1. Mr. FIFY 13 years ago
    
    Skynet?
4. Brandon 13 years ago
  
  Harvey Dent?
SugarFree 13 years ago

I've long argued that the age of a majority in a state should be the age of the youngest person that has ever been charged as an adult.
1. sloopyinca 13 years ago
  
  Ooh, that's a great idea.
  
  BTW, I got Dune loaded on my Nook. Thanks, man.
  1. SugarFree 13 years ago
    
    Even if you love it, don't read the other 5. Or, at least only read 2 and 3 and stop.
TingoZing 13 years ago

Dude is not making a whole lot of sense man, Wow.

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